

On Humans
Ilari Mäkelä
Where do we come from? How did we get here? And what kinds of creatures are we?
On Humans features conversations with leading scholars about human nature, human condition, and the human journey. From the origins of war to the biology of love, each episode brings fresh insights into perennial questions about our self-understanding.
The show now unfolds in series of episodes built around a chosen theme, offering ever-deeper dives into some of the biggest questions in science, philosophy, and history.
Welcome to the journey!
On Humans features conversations with leading scholars about human nature, human condition, and the human journey. From the origins of war to the biology of love, each episode brings fresh insights into perennial questions about our self-understanding.
The show now unfolds in series of episodes built around a chosen theme, offering ever-deeper dives into some of the biggest questions in science, philosophy, and history.
Welcome to the journey!
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the On Humans podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Guns, germs, and steel
The Fates of Human Societies

#2 Mentioned in 3 episodes
An Economic History of India
Growth, Income and Inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st Century

#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Great Divergence
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy.

#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind

#5 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity

#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The better angels of our nature
Why Violence Has Declined
#7 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Hubris

#8 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Goodness Paradox
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Race, monogamy, and other lies they told you
Busting Myths About Human Nature

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Catching Fire
How Cooking Made Us Human

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Never Enough
The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Hierarchy in the Forest

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
How the Mind Works

#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Science and civilisation in China

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Romance of the three kingdoms
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The creative spark
How Imagination Made Humans Distinct
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Tamed
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Botanic Age

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes